Weekly CA Quiz: February 2019 2nd week with PDF

Explanation: India is now the 2nd largest consumer and importer of the LPG in the world.

Explanation: The “Parmanu Tech 2019” conference was organized by the Ministry of external Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy in New Delhi.

Explanation: Actor Vijay Sethupathi launched the mobile app “DigiCop” of the Chennai Police Department at the Commissioner’s office. Using the App, people can track the status of stolen two-wheelers and cell phones.

Explanation: In a first, the Delhi government launched its pilot project of creating the national capital’s first “zero fatality corridor”.The capital city witnessed over 1,600 road crash fatalities in 2018 and this project is aimed at curbing that number.

Explanation: The government of Thailand has approved the proposal to name Siamese fighting fish as the National Aquatic Animal.

Explanation: India has climbed eight places in the latest annual International Intellectual Property(IP) Index released by the US Chambers of Commerce to reach 36th place out of 50 countries, climbing from 44th rank in the index last year.

Explanation: Himachal Pradesh economic growth is expected to be 7.3 percent this fiscal and its per capita income is estimated at Rs 1,76,968. The economic growth was 6.5 per cent in the previous fiscal, the highest in three years.

Explanation: Defending Champions Vidarbha won the 85th Ranji Trophy, beating Saurashtra by 78 runs in the summit clash in Nagpur.

Explanation: Father Francois Laborde, a 92-year-old Indian priest, was conferred the insignia of the Officer of the Legion of Honour,France’ Highest civilian honour.

Explanation: YES Bank has been announced as the winner of the 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 for its “Yes Engage Enrich Excel(EEE)” project in data science.

Explanation: Shri Sailesh took charge as the Secretary,Ministry of Minority Affairs. He will also hold the post of Secretary, Department of Official Language as an additional charge. Sailesh is an IAS Officer of Assam-Meghalaya Cadre of 1985 batch.

Explanation: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu,Indian Weightlifter wins gold medal in the EGAT Cup in Thailand, her first event after recovering from a lower back injury that kept her away from taking part in major events in 2018

Explanation: In an attempt to enable users shop better using AI capabilities, Facebook has acquire US based virtual search start up ,GrokStyle, at an undisclosed amount.

Explanation: To boost liquidity in the farming sector, particularly among small and marginal farmers,the RBI announced increasing the limit on collateral free agriculture loans to Rs 1.6 lakh from rs 1 lakh.

Explanation: The Jammu and Kashmir administration under Governor Satya Pal Malik approved creration of a separate division of Ladakh,comprising Kargil an Leh districts, by carving it out of Kashmir division. The state thus far had two divisions- Kashmir and Jammu, Ladakh being part of the former.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the DD Arun Prabha Channel in Itanagar. It will be a 24×7 satellite television channel and is Doordarshan’s second channel for the north-eastern region, after DD North East.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared 100 percent electrification of all households in Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that New India will grow with full potential only when East India and the North East grow rapidly.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Sela Tunnel Project in Arunachal Pradesh.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Tripura’s last ruler,Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya (reigned 1923-47), at the airport which was renamed after him in July last year.

Explanation: A Himalayan Cloud Observatory has been set up in Tehri district in Uttrakhand to receive forecast and monitor cloud burst incidents in the Himalayan region and help minimise the damage.

Explanation: The centre announced that the Great IndianBustard(GIB) will be its mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on the Conservation of migratory species(CMS) to be held in Gujarat next year.

Explanation: Bollywood Actor Mahesh Anand,who was known for playing negative roles in the movies of 80s and 90s passed away. He was 57. He was last seen in Govinda’s 2019 release Rangeela Raja.

Explanation: “Roma” and “The Favorites” won big at the British Academy of Film and television Arts Awards.

Explanation: France’s Corentin Moutet, the second-seed, beat Andrew Harris of Australia 6-3, 6-3 in the singles final to win the title in Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament in Chennai. It was the second Challenger title for Moutet.

Explanation: Australia spin legend Shane Warne was named as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming IPL.

Sports Authority of India(SAI) beat Chandigarh to win the 9th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2019 in Hisar, Haryana.

Explanation: Railways came up with a scintillating performance to dethrone defending champions Punjab 3-2 in the final of the 9th Senior National Men Hockey Championship 2019 in Gwalior.

Explanation: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2018 with the highest contribution of Rs 437 crore between October 2017 and September 2018.

Explanation: The 13th International Oil and Gas Conference –PETROTECH 2019 got underway in India Expo Mart,Greater Noida.

Explanation: Food Processing Minister Harsimrat kaur Badal inaugurated Cremica food Park,which is the first mega food park of Himachal Pradesh.

Explanation: The government of Assam has announced a new scheme called “Arundhati” to provide gold at free of cost to the brides.

Explanation: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 22nd December 2015 in its 70th session, to observe Feb 11 as the “international day of Women and Girls in Science”; to promote participation of women in fields related to science and technology. The theme is “Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth”.

Explanation: England football great,goalkeeper Gordon Banks, whose safe pair of hands helped the Three Lions to their only World Cup final victory in 1966, has passed away at the age of 81

Explanation: Jamie Chadwick from England made history by becoming the first female driver to win the MRF challenge title after scoring a triple win in the final round in Chennai.

Explanation: Big-hitting Russian Daniil Medvedev brushed aside Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics to win the Sofia Open Title.

Explanation: Meghalaya state animal Clouded leopard will be the mascot for the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th year of the creation of the state.

Explanation: Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram expressed disapproval of the Madhya Pradesh government’s decision to slap NSA for alleged cow slaughter, saying the party leadership has conveyed its reservations to the state leadership. Speaking at the launch of his book “Undaunted:Saving the Idea of India”.

Explanation: The Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to rename the Dikkibandi stadium in Tura Town after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma.

Explanation: The Reserve Bank’s rstructuring package for small businesses announced last month will help recast Rs 1 trillion of loans for 700,000 eligible MSME.

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the National Cancer Insititute at Badhsa,Jhajjar,Haryana,from Kurushetra through video conferencing.

Explanation: Jaipur will host the Early Ed Asia 2019. This two day educational event, touted to be Asia’s largest conference on Early Childhood will be held at the pink’s city’s most revered heritage structure – The iconic City Palace. It is the first time that a conference of this magnitude is organised around early childhood education in India.

Explanation: The International Conference on Unani Medicine was held in New Delhi.It was inaugurated by Minister of State (IC) for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh.

Explanation: LAWASIA, in association with the Bar Council of India hosted its first LAWASIA Human Rights Conference in New Delhi with a motive to explore a broad range of human rights issues of relevance in the Asia Pacific region.

Explanation: The 5th International Dam safety Conference 2019 will be held in Bhubaneshwar.

Explanation: The Centre has decided to set up a national law university in Uttrakhand.

Explanation: The Indian Government has proposed the construction of Lower Arun Hydropower Project in Nepal with a capacity of 400MW.

Explanation: The book titled “Let Talk on Air:Conversations with Radio Presenters” has been authored by rakesh Anand was launched on World Radio Day on Feb 13 in Mumbai. This book is depicted as the comprehensive guide on radio-presenting in India.

Explanation: Ashwini Lohani, a retired bureaucrat, has been appointed the Chairman and MD of National carrier Air India in New Delhi.

Explanation: Prominent Telugu film director Vijaya Bapineedu, who gave several hits to mega star Chiranjeevi, passed away in Hyderabad. He was 83. Bapineedu hails from West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. He made films with Chiranjeevi, Sobhan Babu, Krishna and other leading heroes of yesteryear.

Explanation: World Radio Day is celebrated on Feb 13 every year.The theme is “Dialogue,Tolerance and Peace”.

Explanation: Indian Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam won Israel’s prestigious Dan David Prize in the category “Past Time Dimensions”for his work in macro-history.

Explanation: Kerala has emerged an achiever in the State Investment Potential Index 2018, based on the six pillars of land, labour, infrastructure, economic climate, political stability and governance and business perception.

Explanation: The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 Jan to 06 Feb 19 in Djibouti.

Explanation: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Institute of Advanced Virology(IAV) in Thiruvananthapuram.

Explanation: Former Deputy CM of Goa and BJP MLA Francis D’Souza passed away.

Explanation: German Scientist Manfred Eigen, who jointly won the 1967 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, passed away aged 91

Explanation: Bradley Cooper has been awarded “Oscat” by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA).

Explanation: CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra was appointed the new Election Commissioner ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, making the poll panel a three-member entity again.

Explanation: Global unemployment levels fell one percentile to a steady 5 percent in 2018,, the lowest figures since the economic crisis that wreaked havoc on labour markets,the International Labour Organization said in a report published recently.

Explanation: One of the world’s largest and longest running international military exercise “Cobra Gold” exercise began in Thailand.

Explanation: In keeping with its status as a major textiles market as well as exporter, India will soon have its Centre for textiles Trends Forecasting to be set up in Delhi.

Explanation: Bihar Government has announced a universal old age pension scheme – Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna, MVPY for all people above 60 years of age.

Explanation: Minister of State for AYUSH,Shripad Yesso Naik launched the e-AUSHADHI portal, for online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters in New Delhi.

Explanation: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Up Gradation Scheme with a total outlay of 2900 crore rupees.

Explanation: Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park in Tundurru Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh through video conferencing.